Kyora watched silently as Shikamaru, Choji and Ino leave Naruto's apartment. She actually arrived there more than half an hour ago, but she didn't want to interrupt a party that was so warmly planned for her little boy. The agile kunoichi jumped down from the tree that she had been sitting in, holding a dark blue duffel bag. She waited a few more minutes to be sure that all the guests had left the building before walking towards the door. A soft thud made her stop in her tracks. She recognized the newcomer's chakra and slowly let down her guard. "What are you doing here?" she asked a silver haired man who stood a few paces behind her. Kakashi stepped up to his wife. "Same reason you're here." He said pleasantly. Kyora glanced at him, "Are you sure? Hikaru's still awake." She replied with a slightly sarcastic tone. Kakashi sighed loudly, "I think it's time for Hikaru to see me." The Uchiha stared at him. What made him finally decide that? She spent forever trying to persuade him to let their son meet him. He always had an excuse ready for her. Either that or he'd just ignore what she said. So why now?
"Before it's too late." He added quietly, almost to himself. Kyora looked at him, finally understanding what he meant. She had forgotten to tell Naruto that Kakashi was also on the same mission as she was. But then again, she didn't really tell him anything about the mission. She didn't want him to get worried. She didn't want any of them to get worried. She cleared her head of any doubts as she reached the door. Sakura's voice was heard asking to wait after the first knock. Kyora and Kakashi stood silently side-by-side.
"Sorry for the wait. Oh, Kyora-nee." Sai opened the door wider and noticed the extra company, "Kakashi-san." He bowed respectfully as he let the two in. Sakura came in from the kitchen when she heard Kyora's voice, thanking Sai. But she was surprised to see Kakashi standing with the slender Uchiha. "Kakashi sensei?" Sai was about to call Naruto when Kyora asked him not to tell Hikaru about Kakashi's presence. "It's a surprise." She added. Sakura took the bag from Kyora and placed it in Hikaru's room before returning to the living room. Kakashi was nowhere to be seen when she came back and she looked questioningly at the silent kunoichi. Kyora smiled and said that the jounin was waiting out on the balcony. Just as Sakura was about to sit beside Kyora, Hikaru ran into the room straight to his mother.
"Okaa-chan!" he hugged Kyora who smiled softly and asked him how his day was. "It was awesome!" he gushed excitedly at her. She nodded at his stories before glancing at the balcony. Kakashi was silently watching the interaction between his wife and son. As he watched, his hand brought out a book from his pocket. At first glance, one could confirm that it was the perverted book that Naruto tried to snatch away from him this morning. But when he flipped open the book, it was actually an album. Filled with pictures of Hikaru. The sound of Naruto's voice snapped him out of his reverie and he looked in to see the blonde teasing Hikaru about a jutsu that he messed up during the post-dinner training. The sound of their laughter made the jounin laugh softly by himself, a sound that was not missed by the Uzumaki. Naruto turned towards the balcony and instantly recognized the shadow of the person on it. "Kakashi-sensei?"